I.

Write the past form of the verbs

Last year I (go) _________ to England on holiday.

It (be) _________ fantastic.
I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) _________ with two friends of mine .
In the mornings we (walk) _________ in the streets of London.
In the evenings we (go) _________ to pubs.
The weather (be) _________ strangely fine.
It (not / rain) _________ a lot.
But we (see) _________ some beautiful rainbows.

II.

Complete the sentences with was or were. (Verb To Be)

I _____ happy.
You _____

angry.

She _____

in London last week.

He _____
It _____

on holiday.
cold.

We _____

at school.

You _____

at the cinema.

They _____

at home.

The cat _____ on the roof.

The children _____

in the garden.

The teacher _____ nice.

The students _____ very clever.
But one student _____ in trouble.
We _____ sorry for him.
He _____ nice though.

III.

Write positive sentences in simple past.

he / the question / answer (regular) He answered the question

you / a question / ask (regular) _____________________________
the dog / bark (regular) _____________________________
they / us / call (regular) _____________________________
we / a mountain / climb (regular) _____________________________
John / stamps / collect (regular) _____________________________
we / in London / live (regular) _____________________________
I / hungry / be (irregular) _____________________________
they / a hamster / have (irregular) _____________________________
he / to school / go (irregular) _____________________________

IV.

Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

They collected postcards. They did not / didnt collect postcards.

You jumped high. _____________________________
Albert played squash. _____________________________
The teacher tested our English. _____________________________
Fiona visited her grandma. _____________________________
He washed the car. _____________________________
You were thirsty. _____________________________
He had a computer. _____________________________
I bought bread. _____________________________
You saw the house. _____________________________

V.

Mon

Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete
sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence.

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

football shopping meeting ring Jane buy flowers

cinema

tennis

English

Sat

Sun

concert sailing

Italian restaurant

When was his English course? His English course was on Thursday.
When did he go shopping? _____________________________
When did he buy flowers? _____________________________
When was his meeting? _____________________________
When did he play football? _____________________________
When did he go to the Italian restaurant? _____________________________
When did he ring Jane? _____________________________
When did he go to the cinema? _____________________________
When did he play tennis? _____________________________
When was the concert? _____________________________
When did he go sailing? _____________________________

VI.

Write questions in simple past.

Anna / the window / open -> Did Anna open the window?
she / home / walk _____________________________
you / in the garden / work _____________________________
you / a song / sing _____________________________
she / on a chair / sit _____________________________
you / the castle / visit _____________________________
Jenny / the door / lock _____________________________
she / happy / be _____________________________
Greg / the ball / kick _____________________________
the car / at the corner / stop_____________________________

Past Continuous
I.

Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

Boris _________ learning English.

They _________ swimming in the lake.
Your father _________ repairing the car.
I _________ reading a magazine.
You _________ packing your bag.
My friends _________ watching the match on TV.
It _________ raining.
The dog _________ barking.
The children _________ brushing their teeth.
Anne and Maureen _________ singing a song.

II.

Yesterday at 3 pm the following people were in the middle of an

action.

Write positive sentences in past progressive.

you / play / cards -> You were playing cards yesterday.
Alice / walk / around the lake _____________________________
Caron / listen / to the radio _____________________________
we / read / a book about Australia _____________________________
Linda / look for / her ring _____________________________
Fiona and Sam / visit / the castle _____________________________
Ben / wash / the car _____________________________
Kim and I / wait / in the park _____________________________
My sister / feed / the birds _____________________________
Greg and Phil / count / their money_____________________________

III.

Write negative sentences in past progressive.

Sarah and Luke / not / work -> Sarah and Luke were not working yesterday.
Mister Miller / not / teach / chemistry _____________________________
Barry / not / drive / a lorry _____________________________
Mandy / not / have / lunch _____________________________
Albert / not / play / tennis _____________________________
Taylor and Bob / not / cycle / home _____________________________
Annie / not / clean / the table _____________________________
Benjamin / not / write / an e-mail _____________________________
Jane / not / exercise / in the gym _____________________________
Robert / not / buy / flowers_____________________________

IV.

You want to know whether the following people were in the middle of
an action at a certain time in the past.

Write questions in past progressive.

Rachel / feed / the cat -> Was Rachel feeding the cat?
the children / paint / a picture _____________________________
Clark / repair / his computer _____________________________
Hazel / swim / in the pool _____________________________
Lucas / have / a shower _____________________________
Jason and Aron / run / down the street _____________________________
Betty / do / her homework _____________________________
Cindy and James / make / dinner _____________________________
Rebecca / watch / Star Trek _____________________________
Anita and Linda / sit / in the kitchen_____________________________